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Letters From Death Row: James Broadnax, Texas Inmate 999549
We occasionally publish letters from death row inmates. Today we hear from James Broadnax, who was sentenced to death after being convicted for a 2008 robbery and murder in Texas....
Many People Are Saying That Donald Trump Is Mad About Mike Pence’s Good Reviews<em></em><em></em>
After Donald Trump’s disaster of a debate performance last week, you’d think he’d be happy to get any sort of positive press at all. But according to multiple people citing sources close to the campaign—Donald Trump is furious at being outperformed by Mike Pence....
Liveblogging The Vice-Presidential Debate Between Mike And Uh … Steve?
Tonight at 9 p.m., two men who are probably never going to be president will spend 90 minutes speaking to each other in firm yet respectful tones. I haven’t been able to sleep in weeks. ...
Apparently Psychic GOP Leaks Recap Of VP Debate Hours Before It Starts
If you don’t want to know what will happen in the VP debate tonight, please do not scroll down. Spoilers abound. The GOP leaked the results on their website, which they obtained from some sort of psychic or mage or some such, and this is your last warning....
Deadspin Up All Night: The Backbone Of This Country Is The Independent Truck
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Check in later; in addition to the usual, we’ll be liveblogging baseball and vice-presidential candidates Brad and Steve debating, hoping they talk about the independent truck....
Joe Biden Annihilates Trump For Saying Soldiers With PTSD Aren't "Strong"<em></em>
While speaking at a campaign event for Hillary Clinton in Florida this evening, Joe Biden addressed Donald Trump’s recent comments regarding veterans and mental health. Trump said that military personnel who develop mental health issues after returning from war are not “strong” and “can’t handle it....
Deadspin Up All Night: Oh No, They Found Me
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. What a lovely day....
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Supreme Court Denies Petitions To Hear <i>NCAA vs. O'Bannon </i>[Updated]
Monday morning, the Supreme Court denied requests to hear two appeals brought forth from the O’Bannon vs. NCAA case, in which the Ninth Circuit found college athletics’ ruling institution was again guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. The case had a small chance of being heard by the eight...
A Complete-ish History of Donald Trump's Obsession With His Ideal Woman, His Own Daughter
Earlier today, the Associated Press published a report detailing accusations that, in the course of making The Apprentice, Donald Trump had serially demeaned, belittled, and harassed women involved in the making of the show. The anecdotes were creepy and familiar—rating “female contestants by the si...
Dead Letters: Cardinal Numbers Edition
Despite winning 86 games, the St. Louis Cardinals will not play in the MLB postseason this year. It’s the first time the club has missed the playoffs since 2010. Deadspin covered the Redbirds’ performance throughout the 2016 season in a series called “Cardinal Numbers,” and a few Cardinals fans chos...
LeBron James Endorses Hillary Clinton In Op-Ed
LeBron James is endorsing Hillary Clinton in an op-ed published today at Business Insider and appearing tomorrow in the Akron Beacon-Journal, saying that the Democratic candidate “will build on the legacy of my good friend, President Barack Obama.”...
Donald Trump Wants To Write Your Tweets<em></em>
Apparently, Donald Trump’s devout army of Russian Twitter trolls isn’t getting the job done. What with so many people checking “facts” and “thinking critically about the words coming out of Trump’s mouth,” it can be hard to stay ahead of the mainstream media’s filthy lies. But that, my friends, is w...
Deadspin Up All Night: You Could Knock It Down And Start Rebuilding
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Goodbye regular season baseball, goodbye Vin Scully, goodbye weekend. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: New World Hangs Outside The Window
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Go have the time of your life this Saturday night. ...
Boxer Mike Towell Dies After Being Injured In Bout
Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died after suffering bleeding and swelling to his brain following a fight on Thursday....
Deadspin Up All Night: Serpents In My Mind
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We’re headed to the Bung. ...
We're The Staff Of Deadspin, Let's Yak
It’s Friday afternoon and although we’d rather be napping, The Man demands that we work. We’ll be down in the comments answering whatever questions you have. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: You Weren't Man Enough
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Good night to have a good night....
Notre Dame's President Wants You To Believe Discrimination Is Politics
Notre Dame president John I. Jenkins, a reverend who has already established himself as one of the biggest liars or frauds in America, has some things to get off his chest. Jenkins is upset that the NCAA decided to remove championship events from North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBT laws, and...
Gary Johnson Can't Name A Single Foreign Leader
Gary Johnson, who is allegedly running for president, was asked by Chris Matthews to name a foreign leader he admired this evening. All he could do was puff his cheeks out and sigh. Johnson could not think of anyone. The best he could muster after 30 seconds of consistent pressure from Matthews was ...